General Public Health at Drexel University

Every general public health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general public health program at Drexel University stacks up to those at other schools.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 733 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Drexel University in 2021, 24 of them were general public health majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

Drexel General Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
• Master’s Degree in General Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in General Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Drexel does offer online education options in general public health for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Drexel General Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general public health programs across the country. The following shows how Drexel performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general public health major at Drexel is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Public Health. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	20
Most Focused General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Popular General Public Health Schools	93
Best Value General Public Health Schools	332

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Drexel. This makes it the #79 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Drexel

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general public health majors at Drexel University.

Drexel General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

The general public health program at Drexel awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical general public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general public health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drexel University with a bachelor's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel General Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a master's degree in general public health from Drexel. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Of the students who received a general public health master's degree from Drexel, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Drexel University with a master's in general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drexel also has a doctoral program available in general public health. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Health Education and Promotion
• Maternal and Child Health
• Environmental Health
• International Public Health/International Health

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.